Narrative:

I did not safety wire the moisture traps on the left and right engines as per the work card. An auditor spotted the wrong practice but did not inform me that it was wrong until I was written up for non-compliance. He knowingly allowed the aircraft to depart without being corrected. I just received a letter concerning this. I would have liked to be told at the time of the findings that it was done incorrectly so I could have corrected the matter right there and then; but he chose to let the aircraft fly without it being corrected. I would like to know why he allowed the aircraft to leave knowing it was wrong for that aircraft to fly and have the matter corrected that same day.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MECH RPTS HE DID NOT SAFETY WIRE THE MOISTURE TRAPS ON THE L AND R ENGS OF AN MD80 AND BELIEVES AN AUDITOR WHO HAD NOTICED THE MISSED SAFETIES; ALLOWED THE ACFT TO DEPART AND LATER WROTE HIM UP FOR NON-COMPLIANCE.

Narrative: I DID NOT SAFETY WIRE THE MOISTURE TRAPS ON THE L AND R ENGS AS PER THE WORK CARD. AN AUDITOR SPOTTED THE WRONG PRACTICE BUT DID NOT INFORM ME THAT IT WAS WRONG UNTIL I WAS WRITTEN UP FOR NON-COMPLIANCE. HE KNOWINGLY ALLOWED THE ACFT TO DEPART WITHOUT BEING CORRECTED. I JUST RECEIVED A LETTER CONCERNING THIS. I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO BE TOLD AT THE TIME OF THE FINDINGS THAT IT WAS DONE INCORRECTLY SO I COULD HAVE CORRECTED THE MATTER RIGHT THERE AND THEN; BUT HE CHOSE TO LET THE ACFT FLY WITHOUT IT BEING CORRECTED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY HE ALLOWED THE ACFT TO LEAVE KNOWING IT WAS WRONG FOR THAT ACFT TO FLY AND HAVE THE MATTER CORRECTED THAT SAME DAY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.